Combined line and trace holder.



I. L. CARLTON.

.GOMBINED LINE AND TRACE HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED JUI HZ 24,1907.

Patented Feb; 9, 1909.

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ISAAC L. CARLTON, or HARTSFIE'LD, sEonerA.

COMBINED LINE AND TRACE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Application filed June 24, 1907. Serial No. 380,530.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LlsAAo L. CARLTON, citizen of the United States,residing at Hartsfield,;in the county of Colquitt and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Line andTrace Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in harness, and moreparticularly to a combined line and trace holder designed to be securedto the back band.

The object of the invention is to design a simple and inexpensive deviceof this character which will effectively prevent any objectionabeswinging of the trace and which will hold the .ine in such a position asto prevent it from sagging and catching upon other portions of theharness, thereby enabing the draft animal to be easij y guided For afull description of the invention and the me its thereof and also toacquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means foreifecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a com bined line and trace holderembodying the in vention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3is a longitudinal sectional view.

Corresponding and. likeparts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters. 7

Specifically describing the invention the numeral 1 designates the baseplate which is preferably formed of sheet metal or similar material andis designed to be attached to the back band by any suitable means suchas the rivets 2. A tongue 3 is stamped from the upper portion of thebase plate 1, the said tongue being rolled outwardly to form a bearingfor the cross bar 4 at the upper end of the trace receiving member whichis'preferably in the nature of a snap hook as indicated at 5. This snaphook 5 normally hangs against the base plate 1 which shields the backband from wear, and the said snap hook comprisesa body or hook portionhaving the mouth thereof normally closed by a guard spring 6. Projectingupwardly from the top of the base plate 1 is an extension 7 which isreturned upon itself, the extremity of the extension being connected tothe base thereof by means of the transverse shaft 8 upon which theroller 9 is mounted. The loop formed by this returned extension 7 isdesigned to receive the line which normally rests upon the roller 9 andis thereby prevented from sagging and shielded from undue wear. As willbe readily apparent from the foregoing description the base late 1 isdesigned to be secured to the back and of a harness, and when in use thelines are received within the loops formed by the returned extension 7while the traces are re ceived by the snap hooks 5.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: As a newarticle of manufacture, the herein-described line and trace holdercomprising a base plate adapted to be attached to the back band of aharness and having a tongue stamped from the upper portion thereof androlled outwardly to form a bearing, a snap hook designed to receive thetrace and formed with a cross bar loosely received within the bearing,the said snap hook swinging against the base plate which serves as aguard "to prevent wear upon back band, an extension projecting upwardlyfrom the edge of the base plate and returned upon itself to form a loopfor receiving the line, and a roller journaled between the returned endof the extension and the base thereof, the loop formed by the returnedend being designed to receive the line which normally rests upon theroller. 7

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC L. CARLTON. Witnesses:

W. B. SMITH, W. J. PERRY.

